SARAH SIXSMITH
Find colour in the landscape around you
Discover three accessible plants growing close to home, that can create beautiful, lasting colour for your textile prints, in this free guide.
Knowing where to start
Creating colour with nature is fascinating, but it can be hard to know where to begin. Which local plants are reliable and effective for printing, and can you achieve colours that last?
Bring plant colour into your work
This guide introduces three plants around you which are full of beautiful, natural colour.
You’ll start to see hedgerows, gardens, and wild spaces differently, understanding how they have the potential to connect your textile practice to your natural environment and create beautiful textile print colour in your own work.
In this inspiring free guide you'll find:
Three locally available plants ideal for textile printing
Where to find them and which parts to use
Why each plant works so well and the colours it can create
An introduction to printing techniques to help you understand their potential